"Can you describe a time when your work was criticized?"
Your answer to this question is your chance to show job interviewers:
how you respond to stressful situations
whether you can take suggestions and corrections with the right attitude
Show Them You're Open To Different Opinions
Showcase your positive attitude and openness toward different opinions.
Share a moment when you embraced a different opinion.
Emphasize that you're a team player and can grow from collective widsom.
Quiz
What's the best answer for, "How do you handle criticism?"
Show Them You Can Turn Criticism Into Growth
Show that you're capable of making positive changes out of the criticism!
Talk about how you listened and made changes when a boss, a client, or a colleague critiqued your work.
Demonstrate how you made a significant and successful change based on the criticism received.
Mistakes You Should Avoid
Don't say that you've never been criticized at work. It might sound insincere, or come off as bragging.
Don't give excessive detail about why you received the criticism. Focus on your positive reaction to criticism.
Don't belittle anyone with your response, including yourself.
If you don't have a real example to give, don't make up stories! Think of a hypothetical example and explain how you'd prefer to respond to criticism.
Example Answer
Taryn is a graphic designer interviewing for a job at a web design firm. The interviewer asks her about a time she was criticized by a client, and this is her response:
"I once made what I thought was a brilliant design for a client's website, but the client wasn't satisfied. I asked the client about specific changes I could make. We both agreed that the images needed to better reflect the audience's tastes, so I found some replacement images that worked better. Once the site went live, a user survey showed that the audience really related to the replacement images."
Take Action
Now, ask yourself the big question and try to answer it!
"Can you describe a time when your work was criticized?"
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